2017 Aid for Trade - Partner Country Questionnaire SurveyMonkey

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1 #24 COMPLETE Collector: Web Link 1 (Web Link) Started: Monday November :59:02 PM Last Modified: Tuesday November :56:54 AM Time Spent: 19:57:51 IP Address: PAGE 5: ABOUT YOU Q1: Respondent BURKINA FASO Q2: About you Name Position Ministry Address PARE Nazaire (*translated) Director General of Trade Trade Industry and Crafts pnazaire@hotmail.fr PAGE 7: SECTION 1 : AID-FOR-TRADE PRIORITIES - YOUR GOVERNMENT'S AID-FOR-TRADE PRIORITIES Q3: Does your national development strategy include trade priorities? (i.e. Aid for Trade priorities) PAGE 8: SECTION 1 : AID-FOR-TRADE PRIORITIES Q4: If yes please indicate your Aid-for-Trade priorities :Below are listed the most common priority areas grouped according to broad Aid-for-Trade categories. Please rank the top 5 priority areas among the ones listed below.(1 being the most important) Network infrastructure (power water telecommunications) 2 Transport infrastructure (airport roads rail port) 4 Export diversification 5 Industrialization 3 Please provide a weblink to the relevant strategy. National Economic Development and Social Plan (PNDES ) PAGE 9: SECTION 1 : AID-FOR-TRADE PRIORITIES Q5: Have your Aid-for-Trade priorities changed since 2014? PAGE 10: SECTION 1 : AID-FOR-TRADE PRIORITIES 1 / 17

2 Q6: If yes please rank the top 3 drivers of these changes :(Please choose no more than 3 options) New national development strategy 1 Trade Facilitation Agreement implementation 3 Industrialization objectives 2 Additional information on the top 3 drivers of changes in your Aid-for-Trade priorities since Gender and environment are taken into account transversally in the 3 causes of change chosen Q7: Have these changes been reflected in your dialogue with development partners? PAGE 11: SECTION 1 : AID-FOR-TRADE PRIORITIES Q8: In your view can Aid for Trade make a contribution to the achievement of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda? PAGE 12: SECTION 1 : AID-FOR-TRADE PRIORITIES Q9: If yes please specify which Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) you think that Aid for Trade may help to achieve?sustainable Development Goals: 6. Clean water and sanitation 7. Affordable and clean energy 8. Decent work and economic growth 9. Industry innovation and infrastructure 10. Reduce inequalities 13. Climate action 17. Partnership for the goals PAGE 13: SECTION 1 : AID-FOR-TRADE PRIORITIES Q10: In your view can Aid for Trade make a contribution to women's economic empowerment? Additional information on how Aid for Trade can make a contribution to women's economic empowerment. Women are systematically taken into account in the selection of beneficiaries of aid for trade projects whose objectives are to increase income. 2 / 17

3 Q11: Have you participated in any evaluation process that has been undertaken on the Aid-for-Trade support you receive? Additional information on your participation in Aid for Trade support evaluations. (Please include information on the review's findings and/or a weblink to the evaluation document) Participation in the mid-term review in 2011 of the Enhanced Integrated Framework; and final in 2015; participation in the assessment of aid for trade at the regional level (ECOWAS) in 2013 PAGE 15: SECTION 2 : TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT Q12: Is trade facilitation reflected as a priority in your national or regional development policy? (You may tick more than 1 box) National Development Strategy with a broader conception of trade facilitation (e.g. trade and transport facilitation) Additional information on whether trade facilitation is reflected as a priority in your national or regional development policy. Trade facilitation is one of the two axes of the plan in the medium term of Burkina Faso. PAGE 16: SECTION 2 : TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT Q13: If yes in which policy document(s) can trade facilitation be found as a priority? (You may tick more than 1 box) National development strategy National trade strategy National sectoral strategy(ies) National infrastructure development strategy Regional development strategy Regional corridor strategy PAGE 17: SECTION 2 : TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT Q14: If no does your government plan to include trade facilitation as a priority in future planning document(s)? (You may tick more than one box) Respondent skipped this question PAGE 18: SECTION 2 : TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT Q15: Please outline the current status of work related to the implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement(You may tick more than 1 box) Acceptance of Amendment Protocol ("Trade Facilitation Agreement ratification") awaiting parliamentary or executive approval 3 / 17

4 Q16: Are you planning to use the flexibilities set out in section II of the Trade Facilitation Agreement? PAGE 19: SECTION 2 : TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT Q17: If yes please specify:(you may tick more than 1 box) Category B commitments under preparation Category C commitments under preparation PAGE 20: SECTION 2 : TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT Q18: Which disciplines of the Trade Facilitation Agreement are you seeking Aid for Trade support to implement?(you may tick more that 1 box) Art 3. Advance Rulings Art 8: Border Agency Cooperation Art 10: Formalities Connected with Importation Exportation and Transit Art 12: Customs Cooperation Other (please specify) Additional information on the disciplines of the TFA you are seeking Aid for Trade support to implement particularly with respect to specific measures within articles (e.g. single window authorized operator etc.). Single window Q19: Are you engaged in a dialogue with development partners on your Trade Facilitation Agreement implementation needs? PAGE 21: SECTION 2 : TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT Q20: If yes please specify with which development partners you are discussing Trade Facilitation Agreement implementation. International Trade Centre World Bank Group Other (please specify) Additional information on the development partners with which you are discussing TFA implementation. UNCTAD Delegation of the European Union to Burkina Faso PAGE 22: SECTION 2 : TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT 4 / 17

5 Q21: If no what difficulties if any are you facing in securing Aid for Trade support to help implement the Trade Facilitation Agreement?(You may tick more than 1 box) Respondent skipped this question PAGE 23: SECTION 2 : TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT Q22: Is there an Aid-for-Trade facilitation project or programme that you wish to showcase as an example of best practice? No PAGE 25: SECTION 3 : E-COMMERCE Q23: Does your government have a national strategy for e-commerce (or other national digital-related strategy)? If yes please provide a weblink to the relevant national e-commerce (or national digital-related strategy). E-commerce sectoral cyberstrategy adopted in 2013 by the Government PAGE 26: SECTION 3 : E-COMMERCE Q24: If yes please indicate which of the following : (You may tick more than 1 box) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development E-commerce development Q25: If yes is this national strategy reflected in your national development strategy? PAGE 27: SECTION 3 : E-COMMERCE Q26: If no does your government plan to develop or update your national development strategy to include e commerce (or other digital-related) priorities? Q27: Does your government plan to develop a separate e commerce or (other digital-related) strategy? Respondent skipped this question Respondent skipped this question PAGE 28: SECTION 3 : E-COMMERCE 5 / 17

6 Q28: Do you have any mechanism(s) to coordinate your national e commerce (or other digital strategy) across government? Q29: Does your existing or planned national strategy for e commerce (or other digital-related) strategy cover issues related to trade in services and/or goods through e-commerce? Other coordination mechanism Additional information on mechanism(s) used to coordinate your national e-commerce (or other digital strategy) across government. The Ministry in charge of trade given the importance of electronic commerce has created a directorate in charge of the promotion of electronic commerce within the Directorate-General for Trade which ensures the coordination. PAGE 29: SECTION 3 : E-COMMERCE Q30: If yes please indicate which issues are covered in your national e-commerce (or other digital related) strategy:(you may tick more than 1 box) Access to online platforms Business to consumer transactions Business to business transactions Payment issues Point of Sale (POS) systems Customs automation PAGE 30: SECTION 3 : E-COMMERCE Q31: For EXPORTS what challenges do your micro small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) face in relation to cross border e-commerce transactions? (You may tick more than 1 box) High costs of small parcel shipment High shipping costs PAGE 31: SECTION 3 : E-COMMERCE Q32: For IMPORTS what challenges do your micro small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) face in relation to cross border e-commerce transactions? (You may tick more than 1 box) Respondent skipped this question PAGE 32: SECTION 3 : E-COMMERCE 6 / 17

7 Q33: Please estimate the percentage of goods and services that your country exports and imports internationally through e commerce / digital channels and the growth of imports and exports though e commerce / digital channels over the past 3 years. Percentage of goods exported through e-commerce Percentage of services exported through e-commerce Percentage of goods traded as expedited shipments Growth of imports through e-commerce channels in the past 3 years Growth of export through e-commerce channels in the past 3 years Growth of expedited shipments PAGE 33: SECTION 3 : E-COMMERCE Q34: For EXPORTS what challenges does the on-line purchase of merchandise goods through e commerce present for your customs and other border management authorities? (You may tick more than 1 box) Other (please specify) Additional information on the export challenges the on-line purchase of merchandise goods through e commerce presents to your customs and other border management authorities. Electronic commerce is at a very embryonic state however the Government is aware of the importance of e-commerce and is looking to promote it. PAGE 34: SECTION 3 : E-COMMERCE Q35: For IMPORTS what challenges does the on-line purchase of merchandise goods through e commerce present for your customs and other border management authorities? (You may tick more than 1 box) Additional information on the import challenges the on-line purchase of merchandise goods through e commerce presents to your customs and other border management authorities. Electronic commerce is at a very embryonic state however the Government is aware of the importance of e-commerce and is looking to promote it. PAGE 35: SECTION 3 : E-COMMERCE Q36: Please indicate how consumers and enterprises connect to the internet. Fixed broadband Wifi Mobile phone Dial up modem Other (please specify) 7 / 17

8 Q37: Please indicate the main issues that enterprises and consumers in your countries have in accessing and using internet services.(you may tick more than 1 box) Access to labour with necessary technical skills Cost of broadband subscription Credit card payments Data protection E-signatures Private data protection (including safe harbouring of data) Problems registering as vendors on online e- commerce platforms Slow internet connection speeds PAGE 36: SECTION 3 : E-COMMERCE Q38: Are electronic payments solutions available in your country?(you may tick more than 1 box) e-banking mobile money e-government transactions credit or debit card transactions PAGE 37: SECTION 3 : E-COMMERCE Q39: If yes please estimate the percentage of transactions paid electronically in your country (through e banking mobile money or e government): PAGE 38: SECTION 3 : E-COMMERCE Q40: If no please outline what is holding back e- banking mobile money and e-government transactions. (You may tick more than 1 box) Respondent skipped this question PAGE 39: SECTION 3 : E-COMMERCE Q41: Do consumers in your country use mobile phones for domestic and international remittances and fund transfer? both domestic and international remittances and fund transfer PAGE 40: SECTION 3 : E-COMMERCE 8 / 17

9 Q42: Please indicate which e government services your country provides:(you may tick more than 1 box) E-government forms and application downloads On-line submission of forms and applications PAGE 41: SECTION 3 : E-COMMERCE Q43: Are Information and Communication Technology support programmes available to support students workers and Micro Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (MSMEs)? Q44: Is there an Aid-for-E-commerce project or programme that you wish to showcase as an example of best practice? No PAGE 42: SECTION 3 : E-COMMERCE Q45: Do you anticipate a need for future assistance in order to meet your e-commerce strategic objectives? PAGE 43: SECTION 3 : E-COMMERCE Q46: If yes please indicate who you would like to work with to provide this support:(you may tick more than 1 box) Bilateral donors Multilateral and regional donors South-South partners Corporate foundations / corporate social responsibility schemes Private sector PAGE 44: SECTION 3 : E-COMMERCE Q47: In your view can growth in e-commerce make a contribution to women's economic empowerment? PAGE 46: SECTION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND INVESTMENT Q48: Does your national development strategy include trade-related infrastructure development priorities? PAGE 47: SECTION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND INVESTMENT 9 / 17

10 Q49: If yes please indicate which trade-related infrastructure sectors feature as priority sectors in your national development strategy.(you may tick more than 1 box) Internal waterways transport infrastructure Air transport infrastructure Rail transport infrastructure Road transport infrastructure Infrastructure related to all modes of transport: cargo handling storage and/or warehousing Telecommunications infrastructure Infrastructure related to audio visual services (radio television motion pictures) Network cable infrastructure Energy distribution infrastructure Energy transport infrastructure (pipelines for transportation of petroleum natural gas etc.) PAGE 48: SECTION 3 : INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND INVESTMENT Q50: Does your national development strategy link trade-related infrastructure to the development of related services sectors? PAGE 49: SECTION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND INVESTMENT 10 / 17

11 Q51: If yes please indicate which services trade sectors feature as priority sectors in your national development strategy. (You may tick more than 1 box) Legal services Engineering services Medical and dental services COMPUTER AND RELATED SERVICES (e.g. services related to installation of computer hardware data processing and database services) Technical testing and analysis services Services incidental to agriculture hunting and forestry Services incidental to fishing Services incidental to mining Services incidental to manufacturing services Services incidental to energy distribution Telecommunication services Audio visual services CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ENGINEERING SERVICES Secondary education services Higher education services Hospital services Other human health services Tele medicine Hotels and restaurants (including catering) Travel agencies and tour operators services Tourist guides services Internal waterways transport services Air transport services Space transport services Rail transport services Road transport services Pipeline transport services Services auxiliary to all modes of transport (cargo handling storage and warehouse freight transport agency services etc.) PAGE 50: SECTION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND INVESTMENT Q52: Does your national development strategy (or other national economic policy documents) link growth in services capacity and trade to growth in industrial capacity and manufacturing exports? 11 / 17

12 PAGE 51: SECTION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND INVESTMENT Q53: If yes please specify which services sectors are identified for growth in industrial capacity and manufacturing. (You may tick more than 1 box) Legal services Accounting auditing and bookeeping services Engineering services Services incidental to agriculture hunting and forestry Services incidental to fishing Services incidental to mining Services incidental to manufacturing services Services incidental to energy distribution Telecommunication services Secondary education services Higher education services FINANCIAL SERVICES Insurance and insurance-related services Banking and other financial services (excluding insurance) Internal waterways transport services Air transport services Rail transport services Road transport services Pipeline transport services Services auxiliary to all modes of transport (cargo handling storage and warehouse freight transport agency services etc.) PAGE 52: SECTION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND INVESTMENT 12 / 17

13 Q54: Which services sectors are growing fastest in your country? (You may tick more than 1 box) COMPUTER AND RELATED SERVICES (e.g. services related to installation of computer hardware data processing and database services) Telecommunication services FINANCIAL SERVICES Banking and other financial services (excluding insurance) PAGE 53: SECTION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND INVESTMENT Q55: What are the main issues constraining growth in national services capacity?issues constraining growth : (You may tick more than 1 box) Absence of national services policy framework Access to finance Competition from suppliers in informal sector Education and vocational training Low levels of domestic investment Low levels of foreign direct investment Poor information and communication technology network infrastructure Poor transport infrastructure (maritime inland waterway air rail road) Quality of services offered PAGE 54: SECTION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND INVESTMENT Q56: What are the main issues constraining growth in your services trade?issues constraining growth : (You may tick more than 1 box) Absence of national services policy framework Access to finance Education and vocational training 13 / 17 Low levels of domestic investment Low levels of foreign direct investment Poor information and communication technology network infrastructure Poor transport infrastructure (maritime inland waterway air rail road) Quality of services offered

14 PAGE 55: SECTION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND INVESTMENT Q57: Which services sectors do you expect will support implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement and will help realize associated economic benefits? (You may tick more than 1 box) Engineering services COMPUTER AND RELATED SERVICES (e.g. services related to installation of computer hardware data processing and database services) Telecommunication services FINANCIAL SERVICES Banking and other financial services (excluding insurance) Internal waterways transport services Air transport services Rail transport services Road transport services Pipeline transport services Services auxiliary to all modes of transport (cargo handling storage and warehouse freight transport agency services etc.) PAGE 56: SECTION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND INVESTMENT Q58: Is there an Aid-for-Trade project or programme that you wish to highlight as an example of best practice? If yes please provide further details and a link to the project website or other documentation: The establishment of the Single Window for Trade (Virtual Linking System of Import and Export Operations (SYLVIE) PAGE 57: SECTION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND INVESTMENT Q59: Does your national development strategy include actions to improve the investment climate? PAGE 58: SECTION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND INVESTMENT 14 / 17

15 Q60: If yes please specify how: (You may tick more than 1 box) By establishing an investment authority investment promotion agency (IPA) and/or investment development agency By reducing risk for investors By training officials By updating investment policy regulations and/or strategy Additional information about actions to improve the investment climate foreseen in your national development strategy. Reform of an authority responsible for investment of an investment promotion body and / or an investment development agency already in place PAGE 59: SECTION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND INVESTMENT Q61: What actions have you taken to improve the investment climate in the past 5 years? (You may tick more than 1 box) Embedding investment policy in overall development strategy Establishing an investment authority investment promotion agency (IPA) and/or investment development agency Facilitating entry and operations of foreign investors Focusing on investment policy implementation and enforcement Focusing on public governance and institutions Reviewing tax policy Signing a bilateral investment treaty(ies) or other investment agreements Signing investment agreements focused on investment promotion and facilitation Signing investment agreements focusing on investor/investment treatment and protection Training officials Updating investment policy regulations and/or strategy PAGE 60: SECTION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND INVESTMENT 15 / 17

16 Q62: Are development partners supporting investment climate reforms? Q63: If yes is there a project or programme that you wish to highlight as an example of best practice? Please provide further details and a link to the project website or other documentation: The National Observatory for Business Climate PAGE 61: SECTION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND INVESTMENT Q64: Does your national development strategy seek to attract investment in particular services sectors? If so please identify which ones. (You may tick more than 1 box) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES COMPUTER AND RELATED SERVICES (e.g. services related to installation of computer hardware data processing and database services) OTHER BUSINESS SERVICES COMMUNICATION SERVICES EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SERVICES TRANSPORT SERVICES (passenger and freight transportation) PAGE 62: SECTION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND INVESTMENT Q65: Can the development of services capacity and trade contribute to women's economic empowerment? PAGE 63: SECTION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND INVESTMENT 16 / 17

17 Q66: If yes please specify which services sectors in your country may have particular impact on women's economic empowerment?services sectors:(you may tick more than 1 box) COMPUTER AND RELATED SERVICES (e.g. services related to installation of computer hardware data processing and database services) OTHER BUSINESS SERVICES COMMUNICATION SERVICES DISTRIBUTION SERVICES (including wholesale and retail trade services) EDUCATIONAL SERVICES HEALTH RELATED AND SOCIAL SERVICES TOURISM AND TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES PAGE 64: SECTION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND INVESTMENT Q67: In your view can services trade make a contribution to the achievement of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda? PAGE 65: SECTION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND INVESTMENT Q68: If yes please specify which Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) you think that growth in services trade may help.sustainable Development Goals:(You may tick more than 1 box) 3. Good health and well-being 4. Quality education 6. Clean water and sanitation 7. Affordable and clean energy 8. Decent work and economic growth 9. Industry innovation and infrastructure 10. Reduce inequalities 13. Climate action 17. Partnership for the goals PAGE 66: END OF SURVEY Q69: CONSULTATION (Other ministries/agencies consulted in preparing this questionnaire reply): Ministries (Transport Economy) 17 / 17